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Shows & fairs, 1913

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Visit to Aero Show. British Progress

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Things have a way of developing slowly and hardly noticed for a long time and then suddenly coming to a olimax which surprises us. Bo parents…

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Letter to the Editor Show Management

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 7

Sir,—I pouted out, in reply to "A Sport's" former letter, charging the sports committee with delays, that the advertised pro-programme was carried out, and asked him…

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Concert and Exhibition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 3

Great interest was manifested locally in the entertainment and exhibition of paintings provided by the pupils of Mr and Mrs C. R…

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Horticultural Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 5

The Kurri District Horticultural Society has decided to hold its inaugural exhibition towards the end of next month, and the officials are busy making necessary arrangements…

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Skating Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

The monster plain and fancy dress carnival arranged to be held in the local rink to-night (Tuesday) has been postponed till Thursday night…

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Skating Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The skating season was opened in real earnest in Scone on Saturday night last, at the Olympia Skating Rink, with a grand plain and fancy…

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Exhibition of Bacon. Prizes for Curing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 5

The British Dairy Farmers' Association announced that a special class is to be created at next year's dairy show in the Royal Agricultural Hall,…

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Muswellbrook Polo Carnival. Lady Denman Cup Contests Postponed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Owing to the polo ground at Rosebrook being flooded and consequently unfit to play on for a week at least the contests for the Lady Denman Cup. which were to have…

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Features of the Royal Agricultural Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 8

The splendid exhibition recently held in Sydney expressed in mute but eloquent language what enormous resources of various kinds this State possesses. Immigrants…

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Ghent Exhibition. Railway Disaster. Brussels, May 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

Two carriages of the scenic railway at the Ghent Exhibition fell a hundred feet. The English conductor was killed, and several passengers were seriously injured…

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Dalgety and Company, Limited, and the Royal Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

The above photograph conveys an admirably idea of the importance of Dalgety's Royal Show exhibit, the magnitude of which gave visitors from the country an excellent apportunity of becoming acquainted with the wide range of farming implements and machinery lines which this well-known company is now handling. The general neat and solid appearance of the various goods, comprising shearing and milking machines, oil and benzine engines, suction gas plants…

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Dalgety and Company Limited. at the Royal Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

The above photograph conveys an admirable idea of the importance of Dalgety's Royal Show exhibit, the magnitude of which visitors from the country an excellent opportunity of be coming acquainted with the range of farming implement and machinery lines which this well-known company is now handling. The general heat solid appearance of the goods, comprising shearing and beside engines, auction gas plants,…

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Missionary Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the above was held yesterday afternoon in St. Mary's Parish Hall. Representatives of St. Mary's, St. Paul's, and St. Peter's churches were…

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Skating Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2

Fine weather prevailed for the plain and fancy dress skating carnival held at the local Sydney Street rink on Wednesday night last. There was…

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Flower Show and Bazaar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

The flower show and bazaar in aid of the East Maitland Presbyterian Sunday School Hall fund has been postponed till September, on account of the distress in the district caused by the recent…

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Liverpool Exhibition. Australian Products. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

The Liverpool Exhibition has been opened. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool and the Mayors of the principal northern towns visited the Australian building and were keenly interested…

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Dalgety and Company,limited, at the Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 8

The above photograph conveys an a [?]able [?]ea of the importance of Dalgety's Royal show exhibit, tje magnitude of which gave visitors from the country an excellent opportunity of becoming acquainted with the wide range of farming implements and machinery lines which this well-known company is now handling. The general neat and solid appearance of the various goods, comprising shearing and milking machines, oil and benzine engines, s[?]tion gas plants,…

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Exhibition Fire. Blaze at Ghent. brusseLS, May 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

A fire broke out in the Ghent Exhibition on Saturday night, and burned for two hours, during which buildings covering an area of 150 square yards were destroyed…

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H.R.A. and H. Association Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 4

In a paragraph in Tuesday's issue concerning the receipt of a cup by Graham Brothers, of Clifden, presented by Hardy Brothers, and won by the former gentlemen…

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Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural Society

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

The first committee meeting of the above Association was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, when the President (Mr. A. J. Macarthur Onslow)…

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